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Map of the Kingdom of the Isles circa 1200. [3] The lands of the Crovan dynasty bordering those of Clann Somhairle.. Magnús was a member of the Crovan dynasty—a line of Norse-Gaelic sea-kings whose kingdom encompassed the Isle of Man (Mann) and the northern parts of the Hebrides, from the late eleventh century to the mid thirteenth century.
the Isle of Man is 572 square kilometres (221 sq mi), ... (1249), and Magnus (1252–1265). Magnus Olafsson was the last of the Norse kings to rule Mann, which was ...
Godred II Olafsson: Christina of Ross: Fearchar mac in tSagairt, Earl of Ross - 1220s - - Olaf the Black: Queens of Mann and the Isles Cecilia Haakonsdottir: Haakon IV of Norway : 1225 [citation needed] 1246/47 1248 Husband and wife drowned: Harald Olafsson: Maria de Ergadia: Eóghan MacDubhghaill, Lord of Argyll - - - 24 November 1265† 1302 ...
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Magnus was an illegitimate son of Saint Olaf, and fled with his mother Alfhild when his father was dethroned in 1028. He returned to Norway in 1035 and was crowned king at the age of 11. In 1042, he was also crowned king of Denmark. Magnus ruled the two countries until 1047, when he died under unclear circumstances.
Guðrøðr was a son of Magnús Óláfsson, King of Mann and the Isles, [4] a member of the Crovan dynasty. [5] Guðrøðr's father came to power in 1252, following a period of confusion and contention in the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles, when Magnús' right to rule was acknowledged by Hákon Hákonarson, King of Norway, his nominal overlord. [6]
Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson (died 30 May 1249) [note 1] was a mid-thirteenth-century King of Mann and the Isles who was assassinated after a reign of less than a month. As a son of Óláfr Guðrøðarson, King of Mann and the Isles, Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson was a member of the Crovan dynasty.
24 November 1265 – with the death of Magnus Olafsson, the Isle of Man comes under direct Scottish rule. [ citation needed ] 2 July 1266 – the Treaty of Perth is signed between Scotland and Norway, and the Isle of Man formally come under Scottish rule.